The Great British R&B Festival 2022

MAIN VENUES COLNE MUNI

SUNDAY 28th AUGUST

7:30pm King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys One of the bands that performed on the very first 1990 R&B festival at Colne is back 32 years later. Dazzling musicianship, riveting stage performances, more than 50 TV appearances and 75 radio broadcasts have established them as the Kings of Swing. The King and the Boys have built themselves the kind of fan base that aspiring pop stars would kill for. Everywhere they go they hook more devotees. They’ve played all over Europe. Even more impressively, they’ve stormed across the US, much to the surprise of the natives. As one New York magazine put it: ‘Those who say that swing is a musical form best left to Americans, prepare to be proven wrong. This British combo is bullet proof!’

9:15pm Nine Below Zero Intense hard driving classic British R&B will be pounding the Pennines on this one.

Over 40 years since Nine Below Zero first offered a rhythm & blues alternative to the punk-pop of the mainstream, the south Londoners, with founding members Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham still in residence, announce their ‘Are We There Yet?’ tour. With a reputation as “one of the best blues bands around today” for their scintillating live performances, this tour will not disappoint – expect a fearsome, supercharged set from start to finish.

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